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待望 (たいぼう): long-expected, waiting — Japanese vocabulary

待望 is read たいぼう and means "long-expected, waiting". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

待望

Reading
たいぼう · taibou
Translation
long-expected, waiting
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
たいぼうが

Example

残念ながら待望の試合は中止せざるを得なかった。

ざんねんながらたいぼうのしあいはちゅうしせざるをえなかった。

To our regret, we were obliged to call off the game, which we had been looking forward to.

Kanji in this word

  • 待 — wait
  • 望 — hope, desire

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